Patricia Krentcil is accused of bringing her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, causing burns to the girl's body

By Ida Siegal

NBC 4 New York

A New Jersey woman was arrested after police said she brought her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, causing the girl to suffer burns. But the mom says her daughter was never exposed to tanning booth lights and was only slightly burned by sunlight while playing outdoors.

But 44-year-old Patricia Krentcil, who was charged with second-degree child endangerment, said her daughter was never exposed to the tanning booth's UV rays and instead got slightly sunburned while playing outside on a warm day.

The girl's father told NBC 4 New York his daughter told classmates at school that she "went tanning with Mommy." He thinks a teacher overheard, inaccurately connected